Fry's Metals

    Recycling Center
    Closed8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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    About the Business

    Welcome to Fry's Metals, your No. 1 trusted recycling and scrap metal center since 1928! Fry's Metals has been providing top-quality scrap metal recycling, aluminum/glass/plastic bottle recycling, drop-off and pick-up services in Hayward and the surrounding areas for the past 50 years. Check out our Recyclables Accepted page for a full list of what we can help you with. Give us a call to learn more about our services, submit a question or stop on by today with your items. We look forward to helping you with the top-notch recycling services you expect.

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    1845 W Winton Ave

    Hayward, CA 94545

    Bulldog Way & Cloud Way

    Serving Hayward Area

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    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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    • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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    • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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      Okisaru O.
      Oakland, CA
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      May 23, 2023

      Been coming here for a while now. Even as it is a bit outa the way. These guys are great!
      Just that the parking sucks. Cause it does get busy. But great by far

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      Gabe F.
      Oakland, CA
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      Jun 24, 2009
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      I felt like king of the hobos when i came here yesterday to turn in my bags and bags of beer and soda cans for cash money.($57.25 in case your curious)I should install a meth vending machine or build a liquor store (or both) next door to this place, i'd make a million. I haven't seen this many fat, angry people dressed in bad clothing since my last family reunion.Fry's metals runs like a well oiled machine.I was in and out of there in 20 minutes and though the woman behind the counter was kinda curt with me i figure i'd hate my life too if i had to work in that hotter than hell warehouse dealing with the unwashed masses of humanity day in and day out.

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      Jorm K.
      San Francisco, CA
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      Dec 20, 2014

      Went there today to do plastics, I had trouble with the rude blonde that works there. She acts like she had a stick way up her ass. I notice that she didnt give me the correct weight on stuff and she starts accusing me added shit in .She goes and dumps out shit thats not even mine. I was like WTF .Worst service by that lady

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      Ish A.
      Hayward, CA
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      My family and I have been coming here for about a year and we usually collect a months worth of recyclables before turning them in to Fry's metals. We would normally bring in about 4 bags of recyclables, today due to the holiday season we brought in a truck load of bags. I would say approximately 10 garbage bags full of cans, bottles, and glass. we were expecting a be cash return when in fact all we received was $84. thats right $84! only. we normally get about $95 with just four bags. When I asked why was it so low, the cashier stumbled with his words when another person had to answer for him saying that we had approximately 5 lbs of white plastic.... "I've counted 19 white plastic containers", this isn't correct, we only had about 5 bottles of white plastic. I couldn't ask to give back my recyclables because they were quick to process them in the machines before calculating the amounts.

      All I have to say is Fry's metals will not see my face or my families face again unless they come up with a much more efficient and less corrupt way of calculating people's recyclables. If your gonna come here, count your recyclables and ask the rate before processing then see if your numbers match theirs. I think I may just do that to prove a point. Cause I know for a fact that we didn't get a fair return back. I have been coming here way too long to think that I didn't get cheated.

      Fry metals...there is way too much competition out there to be treating your loyal customers this way. It's unfortunate for your establishment that I had to experience this. I really hope you folks treat your customers well really soon otherwise you may end up not having any customers.

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      J W.
      Oakland, CA
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      May 23, 2012

      Do not bring your recyclable materials here unless you are the type of person who enjoys being hustled in three card monte/cup & ball grifts. You could walk in with a two ton haul from an aluminum mine and a Guinness book of world records largest Arrowhead bottle and you'd still walk out with only $32.83. Which would calculated AFTER it's all hastily trucked up the conveyer belt before you can change your mind. Someone should call "7 on your Side" on this place.

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      Daniel P.
      Castro Valley, CA
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      Aug 21, 2014

      I dropped off 627 pounds of batteries aluminum and copper wound motors. I was paid $67.00. I was told they only pay $0.10 for all items. However; a different price was listed on the wall. I was in a hurry so I decided to let it go. After leaving I called a couple other places and guess what... They pay $5 or $6 or even $7 per car battery. I get a fraction of that. I feel like I was blatantly lied to.

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      John P.
      Pleasanton, CA
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      Jul 28, 2014

      Decent experience.
      The staff I was not very friendly, however, they carried out they're tasks efficiently. I've read that the main cashier (the only blonde in the establishment) can be rude to customers. Luckily, I had no issues. Simply asked her how they calculate cost, and she went to work. The most obvious drawbacks to this location are it's cleanliness and accessibility. In order to enter the premises you have to make a sharp right turn off a moving highway into a small lot with extremely limited parking. It seems regular that cars would idle in-between the lot and street as a result of space, which can be dangerous since cars are moving directly behind you.
      If Fry's cleaned up and allocated proper parking slots, it would make a much more enjoyable experience and probably diminish the amount of rough-looking sellers.
      Going to take my cans elsewhere.

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      Patricia H.
      San Lorenzo, CA
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      Jan 25, 2017

      The best recycling experience of my life, and who can really say that, am I right? LuLu and Marciano where super nice and helpful, and fast, fast, fast! Oh, did I mention you get your cash right there! I am done with those grocery store recyclers. LuLu, I'll be back!

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      Lina H.
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      Dec 23, 2013

      My mom has been asking me for weeks to take all her plastic water bottles and aluminum cans to the recycling center and I have just been too busy. She finally nagged long enough and picked up her 7 huge black bags of water bottles and cans... put them in my truck and drove down to Fry's. I got there right before they closed so they were somewhat busy. I was able to fit my truck in their parking lot and a worker came over to help me unload and sort. I thought that was very nice because the other recycling place I have been to does not help out customers. While waiting my turn another employer came up to us and asked me if he could give my son a candy and I agreed. My son was super excited of course! The balance came up to more than $100 so I had to move to the side while the nice attendant got a check issued for me. Apparently if it goes over $100 they cannot pay out in cash. Very pleasant experience!

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      Nick C.
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      Mar 5, 2013

      Rip Off, let them fall off the recycling center grid please, went there for over 10 years just because of convenience no other reason. "Aarons metals off clawiter gets 5 stars from me though *****

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      Vanessa F.
      Castro Valley, CA
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      Dec 29, 2012

      I've come here for at least a year and never had a problem. Today I brought at least 12 bags full mixed with can plastic and glass, when I brought it up to be weighed the lady went off on me a out me glass and it has to be 80% to 20% and was a rude B***H about it! Sooo rude I couldn't even believe it. And I only got $35 for all I brought when I had the same amount last time and got almost $60!! Total crap! DO NOT GO THERE! This is the last time I ever will because the BLONDE older woman was DISRESPECTFUL AND RUDE she was literally going thru my broken glass picking out what I couldn't cash in! (Of all the times ive been here i e never been told i cant cash in anything i brought except milk jugs.) When I said well I won't come here again the man said "she's just doing her job," I replied "she doesn't need to be rude like that though, plus I've read about her on yelp." He responded "I told her she has bad reviews." If you know she has bad reviews and treats your customers like that why would you keep her?! I will not let myself be ripped off again either. DO NOT GO HERE!

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